In Japan, NHK (Japan’s public broadcasting organization) produces a program called Cool Japan. In it, new transplants to Japan are taken on cultural field trips around the country. In the...
Before we delve into sharing the longreads we’re loving right now, our most popular post last week was E. Young's exploration of the triumphant return of the Western. Long-time fan of the genre?...
The Governor of Ohio, John Kasich, has signed legislation that bans doctors from carrying out abortions if the foetus has been diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The Republican Governor has formalised the...
In California, employers may no longer ask for past salary history, a move advocates say will help to reduce pay inequality — employers are also required to furnish pay scale information upon...
New year, new you! Except who are we actually kidding. It is widely known that the best New Year’s resolutions are the ones that do not, in any way, force you to try to wholly reinvent yourself —...
So, Westerns are seen as rather cheesy these days, right? Just something your dad made you watch on sick days or Saturday afternoon on local cable? Well, as it turns out we may have all been sleeping...
Happy New Year, gentle readers! Here's looking forward to a better and brighter 2018. Before we delve into sharing the longreads we're loving right now, our most popular post last week was E. Young's...
When I asked my friends what they would be glad to leave behind in 2017, rather than take forward with them into the upcoming new year, everything from toxic ex-partners to former homes, past jobs...
Full disclosure: I didn’t see A Christmas Story Live! It’s never been one of my favorite holiday movies (I know…sacrilege!), and even though I saw all the hype around performing it live with a...
I have been a Guillermo del Toro fan for a long time. Not only are his movies intelligent and fantastic, but I feel like as a director he really gets me, me personally as an individual. Guillermo Del...
